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Founded in 2005 in Medford, Massachusetts by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, reddit is an entertainment, social networking and news website where registered members can submit content. Registered users can then vote submissions “up” or “down” to organize the posts and determine their position on the site’s categorized pages.

Condé Nast Publications acquired the site in October 2006 and moved operations to San Francisco.

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BioAlexis Ohanian is a startup founder and investor in Brooklyn, NY.
After graduating from UVA in 2005, Alexis co-founded reddit with Steve Huffman, which has become one of the most popular social news websites online.
After leaving his full-time post at reddit, Alexis started the social enterprise Breadpig. Described as a "Newman's Own for nerds," Breadpig publishes books featuring some …